Reproduction in Small Animal Practice

This week we will cover normal reproductive physiology, along with essential information on normal parturition, how to recognise dystocia, and how to give the right advice to clients about birth!

Parturition and the caesarean! This week, we will cover the stages of labor, when to be concerned, and what to do about it! We will also look at what you need to prepare for a caesarean, and how to properly resuscitate the puppies and kittens that arrive in surgery! Included this week will be an evaluation of the drugs used in anaesthesia and resuscitation that will help minimise complications.

This week is all about the post-partum period - including examination and care of the neonate from birth to 4 weeks, what you should tell clients, nutrition, behavior and more. Let's not forget the mother! This week we will also cover maternal care and nutrition, mastitis and eclampsia!

The infections! Pyometra, metritis, and vaginitis will be covered this week - how to recognise them, cytology of vulval discharge, and the essential nursing of these patients. We will also take a look at male reproductive infections too, along with other common male problems in reproductive medicine.